- Tom has a dog and her name is Lola. She helps him write his songs.
- He has watched the entire box set of Friends after receiving it at Christmas: 'The One Where Tom Overdoses On Friends'...
- The first gig Tom did was at The Star in Dorking, he used a music stand because he couldn't remember the lyrics.
- Tom has a threatre company called withWings who have performed the last two years at The Edinburgh Fringe. The most recent show was called The Duck Pond, in which he spoke Russian.
- Tom's favourite food is his mum's lemon cheesecake.
- At a gig last year, Tom played his guitar so hard the wood cracked mid-set. He carried on. Nobody noticed... he thinks...
- Tom has a residency at The Troubadour.
- Tom's favourite album is 'Grace' by Jeff Buckley, which he has on vinyl, however is too scared to play it in case it gets damaged.
- Friends of his call him the Pie King as he is a master at making pies, his favourite is steak and Guinness.
- Tom supports Chelsea, he wears Lampard's No 8 shirt when he plays but doesn't share the same knack for scoring!
- When 'Rain On Me' was recorded in Glasgow it was on the results day of the referendum. He believes that it's where the inspiration for the drums on the track came from.
- On New Year's Day, whilst stopped off in a tiny Irish fishing village, mid-road trip, Tom met Matt Owens of Noah and The Whale. He has since then recorded an album with him and other members of the band.
- Tom could quote along to the whole of Withnail and I plied with enough apple juice!
- Tom loves a lunge, but has split so many pairs of jeans he is thinking of giving it up.
- The guitar was not Tom's first instrument - he also plays the piano, and in the past the saxophone and the drums. He doesn't intend it to be his last!
Tom Figgins' new single 'Rain On Me' is officially released on March 16.
Tom Figgins